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Artist With Waaay Too Much Time and Money, Paints Pointless Optical Illusion

Oct 31, 2009 07:00 PM

Mountain village with wooden houses and flowers on balconies.

Artist Felice Varini has been playing with the art of illusion since 1979. This piece takes on the incredible scale of an entire Swiss village.

From Core77:

"In Cercle et suite d'éclats, Varini...superimposes perfect circles on the town of Vercorin in the Swiss Alps. From inside the village, the graphic is fragmented and impossible to read, but from a nearby vantage point, the lines come together to form a series of rings."

If you dig Varini's work, you might also enjoy Richard Wilson's Turning The Place Over... Scenic view of a mountain village with traditional wooden houses and decorated balconies. Traditional Swiss chalets nestled in a mountainous landscape.

Illustration of a village projected onto a dark backdrop.

Scenic view of traditional wooden chalets in a mountainous region.

Traditional wooden chalets in a mountainous setting. Traditional wooden chalet with decorative shutters and a sloping roof.

More optical illusions...

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